MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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